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On March 27, 2023, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at The Covenant School, a private [[Presbyterian Church in America]] [[parochial school]] in the [[Green Hills, Nashville, Tennessee|Green Hills]] neighborhood of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]].Former student and Nashville resident Aiden Hale, formerly known as Audrey Elizabeth Hale,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levenson |first=Mallika Kallingal,Nouran Salahieh,Eric |date=2023-03-30 |title=Some 911 calls from Nashville's Covenant School shooting are released |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/us/covenant-school-shooting-nashville-tennessee-thursday/index.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elamroussi |first=Aya |date=2023-03-31 |title=First funeral of Nashville school shooting victim comes a day after police release terrifying 911 calls of attack |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/31/us/covenant-school-shooting-nashville-tennessee-friday/index.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cochrane |first=Emily |last2=Shpigel |first2=Ben |last3=McGee |first3=Jamie |date=2023-03-28 |title=Nashville Shooting: Police Say Shooter Was Under Doctor’s Care for ‘Emotional Disorder’ |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/28/us/nashville-school-shooting-tennessee |access-date=2023-04-04 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> killed three children and three adults. Hale, 28, was killed by two [[Metropolitan Nashville Police Department]] officers responding to the incident.
On March 27, 2023, a [[mass shooting]] occurred at The Covenant School, a private [[Presbyterian Church in America]] [[parochial school]] in the [[Green Hills, Nashville, Tennessee|Green Hills]] neighborhood of [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]. Nashville resident Aiden Hale, formerly known as Audrey Elizabeth Hale,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levenson |first=Mallika Kallingal,Nouran Salahieh,Eric |date=2023-03-30 |title=Some 911 calls from Nashville's Covenant School shooting are released |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/us/covenant-school-shooting-nashville-tennessee-thursday/index.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Elamroussi |first=Aya |date=2023-03-31 |title=First funeral of Nashville school shooting victim comes a day after police release terrifying 911 calls of attack |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/31/us/covenant-school-shooting-nashville-tennessee-friday/index.html |access-date=2023-04-04 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cochrane |first=Emily |last2=Shpigel |first2=Ben |last3=McGee |first3=Jamie |date=2023-03-28 |title=Nashville Shooting: Police Say Shooter Was Under Doctor’s Care for ‘Emotional Disorder’ |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/03/28/us/nashville-school-shooting-tennessee |access-date=2023-04-04 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> killed three children and three adults. Hale, 28, was killed by two [[Metropolitan Nashville Police Department]] officers responding to the incident.


Hale was initially reported to be a woman and using his birth name by police. Later, it was confirmed that Hale was a [[trans man]]; he went by the name Aiden and used [[preferred gender pronoun|he/him pronouns]].
Hale was initially reported to be a woman and using his birth name by police. Later, it was confirmed that Hale was a [[trans man]]; he went by the name Aiden and used [[preferred gender pronoun|he/him pronouns]].

Revision as of 03:06, 5 April 2023

2023 Covenant School shooting
Part of mass shootings in the United States and school shootings in the United States
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LocationGreen Hills, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates36°05′35″N 86°49′32″W / 36.09306°N 86.82556°W / 36.09306; -86.82556
DateMarch 27, 2023
10:11 – 10:27 a.m. (CDT; UTC−05:00)
TargetStudents and staff at The Covenant School
Attack type
Mass murder, mass shooting, school shooting
Weapons
Deaths7 (including the perpetrator)
Injured1[a]
PerpetratorAiden Hale[3] a.k.a. Audrey Elizabeth Hale[4]
MotiveUnder investigation

On March 27, 2023, a mass shooting occurred at The Covenant School, a private Presbyterian Church in America parochial school in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville. Nashville resident Aiden Hale, formerly known as Audrey Elizabeth Hale,[5][6][7] killed three children and three adults. Hale, 28, was killed by two Metropolitan Nashville Police Department officers responding to the incident.

Hale was initially reported to be a woman and using his birth name by police. Later, it was confirmed that Hale was a trans man; he went by the name Aiden and used he/him pronouns.

Background

The Covenant School is a private Christian school located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville. It educates students from pre-kindergarten to the sixth grade. It was founded in 2001 as a ministry of Nashville's Covenant Presbyterian Church, a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America; its enrollment is about 200 students.[8]

Shooting

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Hale drove a Honda Fit to the school, arriving at 9:54 a.m. CDT and parking it in the lot.[9][10] At 9:57, Hale sent an Instagram message to an old friend saying an earlier post of his was "basically a suicide note" and he[b] planned to die that day.[11] His friend called a crisis hotline before contacting the Davidson County Sheriff's Office at 10:13.[12]

At 10:11, Hale shot through a set of glass side doors and entered the building.[13] He was armed with two rifles and a pistol.[14][15] At 10:13, police received a call about an active shooter.[16][17] He walked across the second floor of the school before opening fire. He shot multiple rounds into several classrooms; no one in the classrooms was injured because teachers fortified doors and sheltered the students. The police first arrived at the school at 10:24.[18][19] A teacher told an officer that the students were in lockdown and two were missing.[20]

Officers entered the building at 10:25, began evacuating the first floor, and searched each room for Hale. They heard gunshots coming from the second floor.[21] Five Metro Nashville police officers proceeded upstairs and saw him in a lobby area, firing through a window at arriving police vehicles. Two of the officers fired eight rounds, killing him at 10:27, 14 minutes after the initial 911 call was made.[22][23]

Victims

Six people—three students and three staff—were killed at random.[19] Five were pronounced dead at a hospital and one at the scene.[24] The students who died were Evelyn Dieckhaus, William Kinney, and Hallie Scruggs, all aged 9.[25][c] Substitute teacher Cynthia Peak, 61; custodian Mike Hill, 61; and head of school Katherine Koonce, 60, were also killed. A police officer cut his hand on shattered glass.[26]

Perpetrator

Aiden Hale was identified as the shooter. Police initially identified him as a woman using his birth name, but authorities later reported he was a transgender man.[27][28][29] He was a 28-year-old Nashville resident with no criminal record[4] who had been a student at the school at an early age.[30] Hale was an illustrator and graphic designer who graduated from the Nossi College of Art & Design in 2022.[13]

A neighbor said Hale lived with his parents.[31] An ex-classmate said that Hale had a difficult time dealing with the August 2022 death of someone who was possibly a romantic partner or close friend.[32][33] His former art teacher and a former classmate recalled him coming out as transgender on Facebook in 2022,[34][35] but six other associates did not recall discussions of gender identity from him.[36] A 2023 survey said that 12% of gender-nonconforming people have not told anyone they are transgender.[36]

Police Chief John Drake said Hale was under care for an emotional disorder at the time of the shooting. Drake also said Hale had legally purchased seven firearms, including three recovered from the shooting scene, between October 2020 and June 2022.[1]

Aftermath

Actress Melissa Joan Hart was nearby when the shooting occurred and helped escort some of the fleeing children to safety.[37] She recounted the experience on Instagram a day later.[38]

A reunification center was set up at the Woodmont Baptist Church by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department. Students who fled the school arrived by school bus in the afternoon. Parents identified and retrieved their children, who were first counted separately.[39] Many people went to at least seven vigils for the casualties. A memorial at the school gathered items such as flowers, balloons, and stuffed animals.[40] The city of Nashville set up a fund to support those who were affected. The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee also established one for The Covenant School, and GoFundMe created a list with verified similar fundraisers.[41][42]

On March 30, thousands of protestors gathered at the Tennessee State Capitol to call for stricter gun control laws.[43][44] Some children held signs saying "I'm nine" in reference to the age of the children shot.[45] The crowd chants included "no more silence" and "we have to do better", demanding lawmakers strengthen gun laws. They delayed a hearing on a bill which would expand gun access.[46] A day later, they passed a law allowing private schools to hire school resource officers from police departments to help prevent shootings, effective immediately.[47] On April 3, rallies were held against gun violence and students walked out of school, some to the capitol, where three representatives led them through the galleries and a series of chants with a bullhorn. These three were stripped of their committee assignments and notified of potential expulsion. House Speaker Cameron Sexton said their actions were unacceptable, breaking several rules of decorum and procedure.[48][49]

Investigation

The Metro Nashville Police Department is leading the investigation of the shooting; it is being assisted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.[50] Two shotguns, one of which was sawed-off, and other evidence were found in a search of the Hales' house.[51] Evidence included a detailed map of the school with potential entry points and a manifesto.[21][52] He was believed to have undertaken reconnaissance before committing the shooting.[53] Police said he had originally considered targeting another location but had decided not to carry out the attack due to the level of security on the premises.[52] On April 3, police said Hale planned the shooting for months and fired 152 rounds at the school, 126 of them 5.56 rifle rounds and 26 of them 9mm rounds.[54]

Reactions

U.S. President Joe Biden said, "We have to do more to stop gun violence. It's ripping our communities apart, ripping the soul of this nation, ripping at the very soul of the nation... we have to do more to protect our schools, so they aren't turned into prisons."[8] He ordered flags on all federal buildings to be flown at half-staff.[55][56]

The Covenant School asked for privacy while its community was heartbroken and grieving tremendous losses.[40] Nashville Mayor John Cooper highlighted the long history of school shootings in the U.S. and offered his condolences to those affected.[21] Several notable Nashville musicians including Mickey Guyton, Margo Price, and Sheryl Crow offered their condolences and anger about continual school shootings.[57] Representative Andy Ogles, whose district includes Nashville, tweeted, "We are sending our thoughts and prayers to the families of those lost. As a father of three, I am utterly heartbroken by this senseless act of violence."[58] Tennessee state representative Bob Freeman, a Democrat from Nashville, called for gun reforms in the wake of the shooting.[59]

Arizona gubernatorial press secretary Josselyn Berry tweeted, hours after the shooting, a meme of an actress from Gloria pointing two pistols alongside the text: "Us when we see transphobes." This was widely condemned and she resigned two days later. Her former administration said the tweet did not reflect its values.[60][61] Donald Trump Jr., Laura Ingraham, and Roger Stone suggested the subsequent indictment of Donald Trump was timed to draw attention away from the shooting.[62][63][64] Posts misidentifying the shooter using an altered photo of comedian Sam Hyde circulated on social media.[65][66] A fake manifesto posted anonymously on 4chan was reposted on Twitter.[67]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The injured victim was a police officer who cut his hand on shattered glass.[2]
  2. ^ Hale identified as a trans man and used he/him pronouns.
  3. ^ Police Chief John Drake said in a press briefing on March 27, 2023, that one of the children was aged 8, while Public Affairs Director Don Aaron said that all the children were aged 9 in the same press briefing. Most sources say that all three were 9.

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